Snoop Lion Sets April 23 Release Date For “Reincarnated”; Plans New Single With Daughter

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Snoop Lion has announced and April 23 release date for his highly anticipated album Reincarnated. The album, which is being executive produced by Diplo and Major Lazer, features appearances by artists like Drake, Akon, Busta Rhymes, T.I., Chris Brown, Rita Ora, Mavado and others. Snoop Lion is preparing to release the album’s […]

Questlove of The Roots Planning To Release Memoir This Summer

(AllHipHop News) The Roots drummer and music producer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is about to join other Hip-Hop legends-turned-authors like LL Cool J, Eminem, and Common when he releases his memoir Mo’ Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove on June 18th by Grand Central Publishing. The book, co-written with New Yorker editor Ben Greenman, will be a mixture of […]

Good and Bad News For Entertainment Giant Live Nation

(AllHipHop News) Shareholders of the entertainment company Live Nation had some things to cheer and jeer this week, after the corporation’s financial statements were released Tuesday afternoon. According to Billboard, the multimedia conglomerate saw its revenue rise 8% last year. That’s equates to a $5.8 billion haul, but the company’s net lost doubled from $83 […]

YouTube Removes Rapper Lil Poopy Video Due To Child Services

(AllHipHop News) Less than three days after Brockton, Massachusetts police filed for a Department of Children and Families investigation of Luis Rivera “Lil Poopy” Jr.’s material, one of the nine-year old rapper’s videos has been removed from YouTube. The video, entitled “Lil Poopy getting it in” contained Poopy Jr’ in sexually suggestive situations with women in a nightclub. YouTube […]

Young Woman Emerges As “Person Of Interest” In Kenny Clutch Murder Case

(AllHipHop News) Another person has been added to the February 21st shooting on the Las Vegas Strip that took three lives  including aspiring rapper Kenneth “Kenny Clutch” Cherry Jr. Las Vegas police believes Tineesha Lashun Howard is suspected to have been driving with prime suspect Ammar Harris in the black Range Rover police impounded. Howard is […]

Hip-Hop Mogul Proposes “Guns For Greatness” Program Featuring Tickets To Beyoncé & Jay-Z Concerts

(AllHipHop News) Gun violence has become a major social and political issue recently, and now one high-profile Hip-Hop executive is proposing a plan to encourage young people to trade in their firearms for mentorships and concert tickets. The New York Daily News is reporting that hugely successful artist manager and president of Family Tree Entertainment, Michael […]

Tyler, The Creator Debuts New Jazz-Inspired Song On ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’

(AllHipHop News) Odd Future frontman Tyler, the Creator returned to the show where he made his national television debut last night (February 26), to present a brand new song. Tyler started his performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon with the unreleased jazzy track “Treehome” featuring Coco Karshøj from the Danish electronic duo Quadron. With the legendary Hip-Hop band […]

Future Continues Billboard Dominance, Plans To Work With JLo

(AllHipHop News) Future’s ascension from being a burgeoning artist complaining about being snubbed by Drake to being the go-to guy in Hip-Hop and R&B in less than two years is shocking. The once unknown member of Outkast affiliate Dungeon Family now is apart of 16 songs on six different Billboard charts. This week alone, the singer/rapper aficionado Lil Wayne’s “Love […]